Shoe-construction.



A. H. BUTTLES.

SHOE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED oon-26, 1914.

l 139150 4.' Patented May 11, 1915.

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'narran srarns rariiivr oracion.

AUGUSTS H. BUTTLES, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR '10 LUEDKE-SGHAE'FER- BUTTLES C0., OF. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATIONOF WISCONSIN.

SHOE CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS H. Bur TLns, a citizen of the United States, and 'residentlof Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe Construction, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of -this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe construction:

In the manufacture of shoes the cost is materially increased by the useof leather for the different inner and outer soles of the shoes and it is the ordinary practice to form the inner' soles of the poorest and cheapest grades of leather in order to lessen the expense. lAs the poorer grades of leather lack firmness and readily absorb moisture the soles of the shoes thus constructed become soggy and the stitched threads passing through' said soles soon rot and break. Furthermore th'e inner soles of the shoes retain the moisture for comparatively a long time and consequently are unsanitary and do not conduce to the good health of the wearer.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcomeJ the before-mentioned objectionable features and provide a shoe construction in which portions of the soles ofthe shoes are formed of a material whichY .is more firm and will wear better thanV leather, is comparatively waterproof and which may be produced at a cost considerably less than the cost of leather.

- which is substantially impervious to mois- A further object of the invention is rto provide a shoe constructionin which portions or all of the solesofy the shoekare-v formed-of an inexpensive iiexible material ture, is easily nailed and sewed and which possesses all of the desirable qualities for the purpose desired of the best grades of leather.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe construction in which the arts when attached together form a shoe well adapted to withstand hard wear and usage.

With the ab'ive and other objects in view the invention consists of the improved shoe construction and its parts and' combinations Specification of Letters Batent.

Patented May ii, isis.

Application led October 26, 1914. Serial No. 868,607. i

taken online 2-2 of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is f ai' longitudinal sectional fragmentary view of a modified form of shoe. y

`:Referring to the, drawing the numeral 8 indicates the shoe upper, 9 the sole in its entirety and 10 the heel connected thereto. The upper 8 may be of any desirable form and is connected to the sole 9 and the heel 10, preferably by clench nails ll'and 12, although the upper may be sewedV to the sole if so desired.

'The sole in its entirety comprises theA in sole 13, the middle sole 14:, the slip sole 15, the outer sole 16 and the tap sole 17 which with the exception of the top and slip soles extend the full length of the shoe. The middle, slip, outer and tap soles are sewed together, as indicated by the numeral 18, before being secured to the in sole and to the upper so that the lower edge portions of the upper. may be interposed between the in sole and the middle sole and be secured by clench nails 11 to the complete sole.

A ysock lining 19 is placed within the shoe to cover the clenched ends of the nails and to protectthe/socks of thewearer therefrom.

YIn. the principal form the middle sole, the in sole and the'sock lining are formed of sheet fiber which is flexible and compari -tively ,moisture proofand possesses all of ythe desirable characteristics of leather for Vshoe soles.

Thel fiber may be easily sewed and thestitches will be firmly held without the liability of breaking through the materials. The fiber is also suiiiciently tough and firm to hold nails without cracking and may be easily worked to conform to the shape desired, and when shaped will hold its form without warping.

Fiber costs less than onev fourth the amount of the low grade leather used for the same purpose and from actual tests made stands more wear and hard usage and keeps comparatively dry and is therefore better adapted for inner sole use than the leather now ordinarily used. rlhe lower lift 20 of the heel l0 is also lformed of liber as it has been found to Wear very satisfactory and is less xcostly than the grade of leather of soles for shoes provides for e considerable saving in cost and also provides shoes Which will not absorb moisture and which will withstand Wear :is Well if not better than' shoes of ordinary construction. l

lVhat I claim es my invention is:

l. A shoe construction, comprising an upper, und u sole connected thereto comprising en in sole, a middle sole, e slip sole and en outer sole, the in sole being formed ofiber.

2. A shoe construction, comprising an uper :ind e sole connected thereto corn Jrisin v a sock lining, :in in sole, e middle sole, a slip sole and en outer sole, the sock lining description it wil-1 be' and the middle sole and the middle sole being .nesses ot motorini positioned below the insole and the overlapped portions of the upper, and means extending through the outer sole portion und -the in sole and the overlapped upper portion for connecting the parts together, the in sole und at least one of the thicknesses of the outer sole portion being formed of fiber. A

4. A shoe sole consisting in part of :i plurality of thicknesses of material seWed together along vtheir edge portions, another thickness of material mounted thereon and connected to the first mentioned thicknesses by nails extending through all of the thicknesses of material. in a line Within the line 01' the sewing, certain of the thicknesses of' material being formed of fiber.

In testimony. ture, in presence et two witnesses.

AUGUSTUS H. BUTTLES Witnessesz A, C. lossnscr,

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whereof, I affix my signa-- 

